Becwayiswa ngekutsi bangakhetsi muntfu
1Bazalwane bami, nine lenikholwa yiNkhosi yetfu yenkhatimulo, Jesu Khristu, ningabobakhetsa bantfu.
2Nangabe emhlanganweni wenu kungena umuntfu lofake indandatho yegolide, agcoke kahle, kuphindze kungene nalomunye lophuyile, agcoke kabi, 3bese-ke nine ninaka lona logcoke tingubo leticwebetelako ngekutsi: “Hlala lapha, kunasi situlo,” kulona lophuyile nitsi: “Mani lapho,” nome: “Hlala lapha, entinyaweni tami,” 4ngekwenta njalo anikhetsi yini ngekutsi nibe behluleli ngemicabango lemibi?
5Ase nilalele, bazalwane bami labatsandzekako! Nkulunkulu akabakhetsanga yini labaphuyile lapha emhlabeni kutsi babe ngulabacebile ekukholweni, netindlalifa embusweni lawetsembisa labo labamtsandzako? 6Kepha nine nimdvumatile lona lophuyile. Akusibo labacebile yini labanicindzetelako? Akusibo yini labo labanimangalela etinkantolo?
7Akusibo yini labo labahlambalata lelibito laKhristu lelihloniphekile lenibitwa ngalo?
8Kepha nanigcina umtsetfo webukhosi ngekwemBhalo lotsi: “Tsandza makhelwane wakho njengobe utitsandza wena,” nenta kahle. 9Kodvwa nanikhetsa bantfu, nenta sono, nemtsetfo uyanilahla ngekutsi nitephulamtsetfo. 10Ngobe lowo logcina yonkhe imitsetfo, kodvwa ephule munye, unelicala layo yonkhe. 11Ngobe lona lowatsi: “Ungaphingi,” waphindze watsi: “Ungabulali.” Nangabe ungaphingi kodvwa ubulale, usephulamtsetfo. 12Ngako khulumani, nente njengalabo labayakwehlulelwa ngemtsetfo wenkhululeko. 13Ngobe kwehlulela akunabo bubele kulowo longenabo bubele; kodvwa bubele buyawucoloshela kwehlulela.
Kukholwa netento
14Bazalwane bami, kusitani kutsi umuntfu atsi uyakholwa kodvwa abe angenayo imisebenti? Kungamsindzisa yini lokukholwa kwakhe? 15Nangabe umzalwane nome umzalwanekati bahlubulile beswele nekudla kwemalanga onkhe, 16bese-ke lomunye emkhatsini wenu utsi kubo: “Hambani ngekuthula, nifutfumale, nesutse,” ngaphandle kwekubapha loko labakudzingako emtimbeni, kusitani loko? 17Ngako-ke nangabe kukholwa, kona ngekwako, kungenayo imisebenti, kufile.
18Kepha lomunye angatsi: “Wena unekukholwa, mine nginemisebenti. Ngikhombise kukholwa kwakho ngaphandle kwemisebenti, nami ngitakukhombisa kukholwa kwami ngemisebenti yami.” 19Uyakholwa kutsi Nkulunkulu munye? Wenta kahle; nemadimoni ayakukholwa loko, atfutfumele. 20Wena silima-ndzini, uyafuna yini kukhonjiswa kutsi kukholwa lokungenamisebenti kulite? 21Khokho wetfu Abrahama ngesikhatsi anikela nga-Isaka, umsa wakhe, elatini, akazange yini emukelwe nguNkulunkulu ngekutsi ulungile ngemisebenti? 22Uyabona-ke kutsi kukholwa kwasebenta kanye nemisebenti yakhe, nekutsi kukholwa kwakhe kwapheleliswa ngimisebenti yakhe. 23Ngako kwagcwaliseka umBhalo lotsi: “Abrahama wakholwa Nkulunkulu; ngenca yekukholwa kwakhe Nkulunkulu wamemukela njengemuntfu lolungile,” wase ubitwa ngekutsi: “Ungumngani waNkulunkulu.” 24Niyabona-ke kutsi umuntfu wemukeleka kuNkulunkulu ngekutsi ulungile ngisho nangemisebenti, hhayi ngekukholwa kuphela.
25Kanjalo-ke naRahabi, ingwadla, akazange yini emukelwe nguNkulunkulu kutsi ulungile ngemisebenti yekwemukela titfunywa wabuye watikhipha ngalenye indlela?
26Njengobe umtimba ufile nawute umoya, ngalokufananako nekukholwa nakute imisebenti kufile.
